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Monday, December 10, 2012

Candy Cane White Chocolate Mousse

More Christmas baking! This is a super, super easy recipe that requires no actual baking, just a little bit of heating, stirring, whipping and folding. I love candy canes. I have always been a peppermint fan, and they always look so pretty when they are crushed up and used in a dessert of some sort. This dessert is a fantastic one that is not too heavy (perfect as a refreshing dessert after a big Christmas lunch), and can be prepared well ahead of time.

I used a simple white chocolate mousse recipe flavoured with peppermint; just enough to give it a nice hint of minty-ness against the white chocolate flavour, but not enough to make it taste like toothpaste. To make it a little prettier, I added a bit of pink food colouring to half of the mixture and layered the two colours. It looks super cute, especially in narrow glasses or small jars. I always keep any glass jar or container that I can get my hands on because they make fantastic serving glasses.

Top them off with a bit more whipped cream, and a sprinkling of crushed candy canes and you have a very pretty dessert. I know not everyone is a peppermint fan, so you can always change it up and use non-mint flavoured candy canes and flavour the mousse however you want.

It's going to be a very busy Christmas season this year. Along with all the usual Christmas chaos, I'm looking forward to welcoming my niece into the world around the same time! I'm already determined to make a baker out of her :) Hopefully I'll have time to try out a few more Christmas-related recipes before then.

So I may have gotten a little carried away with the photos, can you blame me?

Place white chocolate, milk and peppermint essence in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Heat until the chocolate is just melted, stirring regularly. Cool for 5 minutes, then beat in egg yolks one at a time until well combined. Whip cream to soft peaks in a separate bowl, and then gently fold into warm mixture until just combined. In a separate clean large mixing bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gently fold in the rest of the mixture into the egg whites until just combined.

If making the pink and white layers, place half the mixture in a separate mixing bowl and fold in food colouring until just combined. Spoon alternating amounts of pink and white mousse into six 1/2-cup capacity serving glasses. Chill for 3-4 hours or overnight in the fridge. To serve, top with extra whipped cream and a sprinkle of crushed candy canes.

38 comments:

Aww how exciting to be welcoming a niece around Christmas. That is probably going to be one of the best xmas presents anyone could ask for. I have 4 nephews already and hoping I get more! haha Nope can't blame you for taking so many photos because these are just too adorable. Very versatile as well. Love it, steph! =)

Hi Martha - I don't think it would work to fill the cups with the unset mixture, it is quite watery and would probably just make the cookie soggy. However you could try setting the mixture in a tray and then piping the set mousse into the cups? Hope that helps! xx

I just discovered how amazing white chocolate and peppermint are together, and this sounds like the perfect recipe to combine those two flavors! You're photos are so gorgeous and you've officially made me super-hungry. :)P.S. I save every glass bottle I can find too! Perfect for serving and picture-taking.P.P.S. Congrats on the niece-to-be!

I just made it. came out funny like quagulated, the whipping cream never creamed up in the mixer for some reason, not sure why. and by the time i added the mint white chocolate mixture, it was cold. I will try it again next year and keep the mixture warm and make sure the whipping cream whips up. probibly just a strange coincidence. its in the frig now we will see if it sets... Still doesnt look at creamy as these pics!

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